The long view.
Approximate positions across 300,000 years. These marks are navigation aids, not a substitute for the uncertainty ranges and dating methods inside each case.
RecentOlder
~310 kaPigment and stone movement at Olorgesailie, East AfricaKenya · DHP-014inferred~142 kaShell ornaments at Bizmoune CaveMorocco · DHP-001inferred~100 kaOchre work and marks at Blombos CaveSouth Africa · DHP-002inferred~78.3 kaA child's burial at Panga ya Saidi, East AfricaKenya · DHP-013inferred~65 kaMadjedbebe, northern AustraliaMirarr Country, Australia · DHP-006contested~51.2 kaThe Leang Karampuang compositionIndonesia · DHP-003dated~45 kaThe Ust’-Ishim genomeSiberia · DHP-015dated~23 kaWhite Sands footprints, North AmericaUnited States · DHP-007dated~23 kaPlant use at Ohalo IIIsrael · DHP-008inferred~19.5 kaPottery at Xianrendong Cave, East AsiaChina · DHP-012contested~14.5 kaMonte Verde II, southern ChileChile · DHP-011contested~11.5 kaArchitecture and occupation at Göbekli TepeTürkiye · DHP-004inferred~10 kaNgurunderi, narrative and coastal changeNgarrindjeri Country, Australia · DHP-010hypothesis~8 kaThe drowned landscape at Bouldnor CliffEngland · DHP-005inferred~7 kaCape Bruguieres underwater lithicsMurujuga Sea Country, Australia · DHP-009contested
ka = thousands of years ago. Some records date a geological layer, a mineral over an image, or a related landscape event. Open each record before treating a position here as the age of human activity or tradition.